Ibuprofen in the first three months of pregnancy may harm future fertility of baby girls

(European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) Pregnant women who take the pain killer ibuprofen in the first 24 weeks of their pregnancy may be reducing the store of eggs in the ovaries of their daughters. A study published in Human Reproduction has found the first evidence in human ovarian tissue that exposure to ibuprofen during the crucial first three months of foetal development results in a 'dramatic loss' of the germ cells that go into making the follicles from which female eggs develop.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news